Formulating the Equations of Ocean Models

Ocean Modeling in an Eddying Regime

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 281-317

  Griffies, Stephen M ^a   Adcroft, Alistair J ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ocean circulation Mathematical models; Oceanography Mathematical models

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS;

MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS; OCEAN CIRCULATION; OCEAN MODEL; THERMOHYDRODYNAMICS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 84952672530     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/177GM18     Document Type: Chapter

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